Self-lathering safety razor



Jan. 28, 1930. L. c. JOHNSTON 1,

\ SELF LATBERING SAFETY RAZOR Filed Jui so, 1927 Patented Jan. 28, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I LUTHER C. JOHNSTON, OF MORGANTON, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-FOURTH TO. J. E. GAR-3180K AND ONE-FOURTH TO JOE KJ'ELLANDER, BOTH OI BURKE soap may vation;

, COUNTY, nonrn ononnu snnr-m'rnnamo men Application med July 80,

This invention relates to razors, and more particularly to so-ealled safet razors,

The object of theinvention is to provide a safe? razor holder or handle having combine therewith a liquid soap container and means whereby the soap can be applied to the face and worked up intoa lather.

To this end, the improved razor holder comprises a hollow shell or chamber having curved walls, and adapted to receive a flexible bag or sack of soap, said shell having at one side a soap dischargeaperture provided with mar inal flexible strips whereby the rubbed on. the face, and having at the opposite side means for supporting a razor blade in operative position for shaving.

In order that the invention may be clearly understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawin s, forming part of this specification, an in which Figure 1 is an elevational view of my imthereof, partly in section, parts being in ele- Figures 3 and 4 are views similar to F igure 1, showing different adjustments of the razor blade;

Figure 5 is a section on line 55 of F igure 2;

Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view of the latherin stripsshown in Figure 2; :and Figure 7 1s a perspective view of a liquid soap sack.

Like reference characthrs indicate like parts throughout the following specification and in the several views in the drawings in i which 1 indicates my improved safet razor,

which includes a handle 2, screw vt readed tea shell or support 3, uponwhicn the razor blade holder 4 is pivotally mounted. This razor blade holder includes a guard 5, and a The "means-or which it may clamp 6 between which the blade 7 is held. ard member 5 may be angularly adjusta e, and to this end is shown as pivoted at 8tothe member 3, and has attached thereto a spring lever 9, having a ball end 10 by e manipulated and through means of which the member 5 may be held in adjusted position through the pr?- 1927. Serial No. 209,464.

vision of recesses 11, 12 and 13 in the under surface 14 of the member 3, into which the ball 10 is adapted to drop and be frictionally held thro h the s ring tension of the said lever 9. roug razor blade holder ma be shi ed to and maintained in any one 0 three as shown in Figures 1, 3 and 4.

this arran ement the" positions, such The member or shell 3 may beeither cylindrical, or elliptical in cross section as shown in Figure 2. It is preferably made of thin opening 'or mouth 25, at one end, which *is suitably sealed at the .factory, and is provided along one side with a series of teats 16,

having small holes at their ends. When the sack is placed in the shell or container, the teats 16 project through an elongated opening at the side thereot, and are received between a pair of flexible lathering strips 17 i and 18, arranged at the mar ins of such opening. As shown, these lat ering strips are mounted on the shell, but it is obvious that the sac 15', if desired. In any event, the strips enclose or house the ends of the teats, and project laterally beyond the same. The outer edges of the strips normally lie in contact with each other as shown in Fig. 6, thus formin a seal to prevent drying out of the soap. t one end the halves of the shell are provided with co-operating ockets 26, 27, to

receive the filling mouth-o the sack 15, as

shown in Figure 5, while at the opposite end is a suitable catch 24, to hold the shell closed. The sack rests in the shell on a plate 21, securedto a rod 19, slidably mounted in the handle 2, and provided with an operating lug or head 20, and it is obvious that when this plate is pressed against the sack, by pushing with the finger upon the head 20 of the rod. 19, the plate will squeeze the bag 15, and force the liquid soap through the teats 16,

can as well be secured directly to the into the space between the strips 16 and 17 stri s, and a plunger arranged to compress which form the lathering device, whereby sai sack to dlscharge soap from said teats. when said lathering device is drawn bac 7 A self-lathering razor comprisingaholand forth upon the face of the user a lather low shell havin an opening, a hollow handle 3 may be readily worked up. Havingproperly to which said s ell is secured,a liquid soa lathered the face, the user may, y simply containing flexiblesack within said shell an reversing the device, bring the razor blade having a teat projecting through said openinto position for shaving. ing, and a lungerhavin a head adapted to The member 3 is preferably formed in two engage and compress sai l sack to discharge o portions hin edly united at one side as shown soap from said teat, and having a shank re- 75 at 23, and t e two parts yieldably held in ciprocable within said hollow'handle. closed position by any suitable meanspfor In testimon whereofI afiix 1?? si ature. instance by a spring catch conventionally UTHER C. JO NS ON. shown at 24. a g At one end the soa container 15 is formed 80 with a small feed tu 25 adapted to be projected into small coactin recesses 26-27 in the confronting walls 0 the member 3, and held compressed thereby, to prevent leakage of the soap. When removed from the mem- 85 ber 3, the tube provides means for chargin the bag 15 with its supply of soap.

aving described In invention that which Iclaim to be new an desire to procure by 25 Letters Patent is: 90 1. A safet razor comprising a handle and a hollow she I, a liquid soap container within said shell, a razor blade holder mounted at one side of said shell, and a soap dispensing device at the other side of said shell. I5; I

2. A safet razor comprising a handle and a hollow cy indric shell, a liquid soap container within said shell, a razor blade holder mounted at one side of said shell, and a combined soap dispensin and lathering device at 100 the other side of sai shell. I

3. A safety razor comprising a hollow shell formed in two sections hinged together, a soa containerada 'ted to be received within 40 sai shell, means or discharging the soap 05 as desired, a razor blade'holder mounted on one of said sections, anda handle secured to the other of said sections. 4. In a self latherin razor, a member comprisin a hollow shel formed of a pair of 0 inge 1y connectedsections and having a discharge opening' f0 ed partly in each section, I a soa containing-flexible sack received within said shell between said sections and having 9 teats projecting through said opening, an

means for com ressing said sack to expel the. soap from sai teats.

5. In a self lathermg razor, a shell having an elongated o ning, aliquid soa containing flexible sac disposed within said shell, a

air of flexible lat ring strips projectin rom said opening and a plunger arrange to compress said sack to discharge soap therefrom between said strips. v I r I w 6. In at self lathering razor, a shell having an elongated opening, a liquid soap containing flexible sackdis within said shell, a pair of flexible la ering strips projecting a from said -opening',"a series of teats projecting from said'saok and lying between said 

